THE UTD MERCURY

Day: March 30, 2015

  • Passive elections, leaders contribute to indifference

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    Student apathy toward campus issues is often a direct consequence of passive leadership. Student bodies across the nation have boasted of widespread activist endeavors in the past, which include fighting for civil rights and protesting against the Vietnam War. Yet, as arguably the most-informed generation to date slowly trickles into the work force, it leaves…

  • Millenials must fight race issues

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    The idea that we are a generation far removed from the confines of racially biased thinking is dangerous. Everyday microaggressions — daily verbal, behavioral or environmental indignities that communicate negative racial slights — on our own campuses shows us that racial insensitivity has a pervasive presence at universities. Occasionally, a major scandal erupts involving the…

  • Just the facts

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  • SG officers’ work cut out

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    Correction: A previous version of this article misstated the length of time required for a senator to serve before running for President and Vice President. The Mercury regrets this error. Connecting student leaders, alumni relations among goals for newly appointed SG president The newly elected president of Student Government, along with her ticket, has plans…

  • Blotter

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    March 8 • An unaffiliated male was arrested for other agency warrants and possession of marijuana on Campbell Road around 1 a.m. • A student reported an unknown person stole a bicycle from a bike rack in Residence Hall North around 8 p.m. March 9 • An unaffiliated person was arrested for possession of marijuana,…

  • Senator selected as finalist for student regent

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    Mathematics senior Charlie Hannigan was named one of five finalists for the student regent position on the UT System Board of Regents by Chancellor William McRaven according to The Daily Texan. The student regent holds a nonvoting position on the UT System Board of Regents for a year-long term. The finalists for the positions are…

  • Landscaping project to support dwindling butterfly population

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    Thousands of monarch butterflies may soon come to campus as part of an ongoing project to cultivate the university’s open fields with their food and shelter supply. Craig Lewis, the greenhouse landscape coordinator for Facilities Management, has been working in the greenhouses planting more than 800 seeds of two different varieties of milkweed that he…

  • Student affairs VP to retire

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    Vice President for Student Affairs Darrelene Rachavong announced on March 27 that she will retire from her position in June. Rachavong, who turned 69 in February, said she originally planned to retire in 2016 but decided to retire sooner after her latest birthday. “I thought, ‘You know, I really shouldn’t wait until 2016,’” she said.…

  • Mediterranean eatery upgrades

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    Alumni teams up with restaurant owner to revamp struggling business with new look but same menu It was a dimly lit restaurant, encircled with heavy curtains and an aloof air, but for former city council member and alumni Amir Omar, Dean’s Restaurant showed great promise. Omar said the food at Dean’s, a Persian locale in…

  • Brewery Brothers

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    Alumni make non-traditional beers in Fort Worth business  It was just about six o’clock and dozens of people had lined up at the gate of Martin House Brewery among the backdrop of downtown Fort Worth. They were waiting to try the variety of beers that the brewery makes. There’s the Pretzel Stout, a rich stout…